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TIL There was scandal that came to light in 2008 which involved judges giving harsh sentences to young people over relatively harmless crimes for kickbacks from private prison owners.

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xVkak TIL Early in life, each dolphin creates its own unique vocal whistle that gives it an individual identity. Because each whistle is unique, dolphins are able to call to each other by mimicking the whistle of a dolphin they want to communicate with. It's the equivalent of calling each other by name.
R8Q6 TIL that your wounds heal faster if you lick them. You instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
QJ6rd TIL - The European space agency is building an extremely large telescope that they named “The Extremely Large Telescope”
m1jjv TIL the infamous "Jump the Shark" episode of Happy Days (Season 5, Episode 3) was created as a way to showcase Henry Winkler's real-life water skiing skills. The episode drew over 30 million viewers.
lopNB TIL An extinct penguin-like bird, The Great Auk, ranged as far south as northern Spain and along the coastlines of Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Ireland, and Great Britain. It lived with humans for centuries until it was seen as "resource" and was extinct by 1852.